Inspiring Story
I just read a very inspiring story in my inbox. Actually this was already in my inbox for some days now but I just don’t have the time to open it. With the economic crisis that is going on in the world now, I believed that sometimes the spirit of entrepreneurship can help like the one in the story below. If you are only diligent and have patient for sure you will survive financially in this very difficult time. Thank you very much to Bo. Sanchez for this very inspiring story. I wish you all a wonderful weekend in advance. I am taking a short break and might browse about phentermine later.
Here is the short story that was forwarded in my inbox.
“I had a conversation that was incredibly inspiring.
I met Fely (not her real name), a mother of two kids. She was a masseuse/reflexologist earning P12,000 a month. She said they lived in the slums. I asked her what her husband’s work was.
“He sells banana-cue (fried banana),” she said.
“Where?” I asked.
“On the street. Right in front of a bank,” Fely said.
“How much is a banana-cue?” I was curious.
“Five pesos per stick.”
“And how long has he been doing this?” I asked.
“More than ten years now. It’s really hard work. He works for 12 hours everyday,” Fely said.
“Wow. How much does he earn doing that?” I was expecting she was going to tell me “P10,000 a month”. Her answer floored me.
She said, “He earns P800 to P1000 a day.”
I didn’t hide my shock. “Is that gross?”
“No, that’s minus all the expenses already. That’s pure profit.”
“Is that from Monday to Friday?”
“No Brother Bo, he works seven days a week.”
I began to calculate. Her husband, the banana-cue vendor, was earning an average of P27,000 a month! I began to laugh. “I wonder if he knows that he earns more than some of those bank employees who buy banana-cue from him?”
“Yes, he knows,” Fely smiled, “but he just doesn’t tell them.” She added, “During Christmas, he earns much more because he also sells Christmas wrapping paper. So we too enjoy a 13th month Bonus.”
Friends, I believe many Filipinos are fantastic entrepreneurs. Hard-working. Patient. Creative. We just don’t celebrate it.
I believe you too can be an entrepreneur.” by Bo. Sanchez
